Picked one (12,000# Badland) up a few weeks ago. Got the 3 year full replacement option. $370 out the door. If it breaks within 3 years, they give me a new one. I might just try to break it at around year 2.9 to get a new one then.

ARB Bullbar on it's way. Will have to see if it fits without too many mods/spacers. Will post update after install. Likely in the new year.

for pics of the winch install into the second gen Tacoma ARB Bull Bar. It just bolted right in. I had to use longer bolts, and had to re-drill the fairlead to match the hole pattern on the ARB Bullbar.

Also see this link for info on how to Re-Clock the winch clutch handle (which you will need to do to install in the ARB bumper):

I have not had a lot of use yet, but have used to yank some trees out of the way, and have been through some excercises on state lands with the winch, tree straps, snatch blocks. Laugh if you want, but when I get stuck, I want to be ready to get un-stuck efficiently.

I also had a good conversation about duty cycle with the Warn rep at an event I attended. Yes, the Warn has a better duty cycle rating but he did agree that by putting a masively over-rated capacity winch (12K when I only need 9K) and using the 12K for a far less load, the duty cycle should be twice as long and therefore outperforming a base model Warn 9K 9as far as duty cycle goes).

So far, the quality of the winch seems good. The powder and assembly seems to be decent. The price is outright awesome.

I did move the solenoid box into the engine bay to protect it from moisture ( I live in the PNW and we get a lot of moisture). See post #75 in the above linked build thread on Expo. To move the box, I had to extend the terminal cables with 2 gauge wire ($$$).

The weakest link on the winch seems to be the Solenoid box, which is of notably lower quality than the actual winch.